Cory & Kristine Cramer

To our Dear Alderwood Family,

We hope you read this quick update and are encouraged by how the Lord is working in missions and that you will stop and pray for your missionaries today.

We are so thankful for you and the many years that you have prayed for us and partnered in this ministry. Can you believe we have almost lived here for 10 years?! Pogradec is a small city in a small country, but one is great need of Christ and the place God called us to serve. After a visit to the states this last fall we have returned back to our ministry and are encouraged! The Church of Pogradec continues to deepen in faith. We are encouraged by the various Bible studies, prayer meetings and ministries that happen each week. All of these happen because now our members are actively serving and discipling. Slowly the Albanian believers are taking on more and more responsibility and as missionaries, we couldn’t be more thrilled.

We ask that you would pray for our church this week. We will be hosting our first conference (a Marriage Conference) this next week for our congregation and many others. We expect over 70 people will attend and the majority of people will have never heard of God’s model of marriage from Scriptures. This is not only an equipping event, but it is evangelistic as well.

Our family continues to grow and grow.  Five kids is endless chaos and blessing and they really are so sweet. Please pray for our endurance, wisdom and dependence on the Lord to continue to lead our steps in this mission.

In Christ,